| Grant number: | 09/53086-4 |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Research in Public Policies for the National Health Care System (PP-SUS) |
| Start date: | July 01, 2010 |
| End date: | June 30, 2012 |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Microbiology |
| Agreement: | CNPq - PPSUS |
| Principal Investigator: | Regina Célia Moreira |
| Grantee: | Regina Célia Moreira |
| Host Institution: | Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
| City of the host institution: | São Paulo |
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the major cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma and, monitoring HBV DNA levels in serum, plays an important role in the management of the infection. The aim of this study is to standard a sensitive and reproducible real-time PCR, based on TaqMan technology, for the detection and quantification of hepatitis B virus in serum of infected patients. Two hundred sera from chronic hepatitis B patients will be analyzed by real time PCR and comparing with Amplicor Monitor Test (Roche Laboratories). We also will employ different HBV genotypes to compare the performance of the real time PCR. Real time PCR will be useful for evaluating response to lamivudine, to detect pre-core mutants and to monitoring occult hepatitis B infection. Institute Adolfo Lutz is an important laboratory of public health and technological improvement is always needed. (AU)
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